New Ship: Kurama - Japanese Heavy Supercruiser 1945

Kurama - Japanese Heavy Supercruiser 1945

The Imperial Japanese Navy classified its heavy cruisers armed with 203 mm guns as "A"-type cruisers. Development of the type continued after the outbreak of World War II with the Ibuki class, alongside plans for later ships armed with 203 mm triple-gun turrets, 100 mm dual-purpose guns, and improved anti-aircraft armament and torpedo batteries. At the same time, the Japanese were also working on an improved 203 mm weapon with a longer barrel for enhanced ballistic performance. These developments would likely have been combined in any future Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruiser.

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Key Features

• Elite Ballistics: Features high shell velocity and exceptional accuracy, making it easier to lead targets and land punishing hits compared to its predecessors.
• Alternative Firing Mode: Access to Burst Fire and Modified Shells, allowing for massive burst windows at the cost of range.
• Superior Torpedo Suite: Equipped with 10 tubes per side featuring fast, long-range torpedoes perfect for area denial or finishing blows.
• Stealth & Speed: Great concealment and high top speeds allow for aggressive positioning and quick disengagement.
• Utility Versatility: Can equip Submarine Surveillance and Hydroacoustic Search (or DFAA) to provide comprehensive vision for the team.
• Glass Cannon Build: High offensive potential is balanced by fairly thin armor, requiring careful positioning.

Battle Tips

1. Master the Ambush: Use your high concealment and speed to find cover at close-to-mid range. Kurama thrives when catching enemies off-guard rather than in long-range kiting duels.
2. Hunt the Small Fry: Utilize your high HE maximum damage and fire chance to chunk enemy Destroyers. A well-aimed volley can effectively remove a screen ship from the match early.
3. The "Burst" Execution: When an enemy Cruiser or Battleship shows broadside, switch to AP and activate the Burst Fire mode. While your range will drop significantly, the localized damage is often enough to secure a "Devastating Strike."
4. Mind the Armor: Avoid staying stationary or bow-tanking. Your thin plating means you should always have an "exit strategy" or a nearby island to break line-of-sight.
5. Layer Your Defense: Always keep your Submarine Surveillance active when pushing contested caps to ensure you aren't caught off guard by sub-surface threats while executing maneuvers.

Ship Info

Ship Name: Kurama

Level: 11

WG introduction: April 2nd, 2026

Status during tests: Kurama

Base value: 47 500 000 Credits

Estimated release: 15.5

Game Nation: Japan

Armor

Hit points: 52,100

Fore/Aft end Plating: 25 mm

Fires duration: 30 s

Torpedo Protection, Damage Reduction: 29%

Side armor fore/mid/aft: 25/30/25 mm

Deck plating fore/mid/aft: 25/40/25 mm

Fore Athwartships: 30 mm

Aft Athwartships: 30 mm

Citadel Fore Athwartship: 150-250 mm

Citadel Aft Athwartship: 150-250 mm

Armor Belt: 30-150 mm

Plating: 40 mm

Armored Deck Slope: 120 mm

Superstructure: 16 mm

Citadel Deck: 65 mm

Citadel Bottom: 40 mm

Turrets: 100-203 mm

Tonnage: 22,000 tn

Main Battery Armament

4 x 3 203 mm/60 3rd Year Type No.2 in a triple turret:

Max Battery Range: 16.8 km

Reload: 13.5 s

180° Turn Time: 30.0 s

Dispersion: 141 m

Sigma: 2.05σ

Shell Types

HE Shells

12x 203 mm HE Type95:

Alpha Damage: 3,450

Alpha Piercing HE: 34.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.402

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 8.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Diameter: 203 mm

Shell Krupp: 560.0

Shell Mass: 174.0 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0°

Shell Speed: 970.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 23%

AP Shells

12x 203 mm AP Type95:

Alpha Damage: 5,750

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Shell Air Drag: 0.402

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 7.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.033

Shell Detonator Threshold: 34.0

Shell Diameter: 203 mm

Shell Krupp: 2472.0

Shell Mass: 174.0 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 45.0°

Shell Speed: 970.0 m/s

Alternative Firing Mode

Main Battery AP Shells Damage: +20 % (AP 6,900)

Main Battery Firing Range: -34.5 % (11.0 km)

Main Battery Dispersion (AP/HE): -43 m (97 m)

Reload Time: 50 s

Interval Between Individual Shots: 2.0 s

Number of Bursts in a Series: 2

Secondaries

8 x 2 100 mm HE Type98:

Range: 7.3 km

Reload: 3.0 s

Alpha Damage: 1,700

Alpha Piercing HE: 30.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.331

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 68.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Diameter: 100 mm

Shell Krupp: 480.0

Shell Mass: 13.0 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0°

Shell Speed: 1000.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 6%

Torpedoes

4 x 5 610 mm Type93 mod. 3/Type93:

Maximum Damage: 23,767

Maximum Range: 12.0 km

Speed: 67 kt

Detectability Range: 1.7 km

Torpedo Tube Reload Time: 147 s

180 Degree Turn Time: 7.2 s

Flood Probability: 406%

Airstrike

Airstrike range: 8.0 km

Reload time: 30 s

Available flights: 2

Number of aircraft in attacking flight: 1

Aircraft HP: 2000

Bombs in payload: 2x

Maximum bomb damage: 4,900

Armor penetration capacity: soon mm

Chances of causing a fire on target: 28.0%

Depth Charges

Not available

Anti Aircraft Armament

Continuous damage: 455

Long Range

8 x 2 100 mm:

Firing range: 5.8 km

Hit probability: 90 %

Damage Within an Explosion: 1,540

Damage by long-range AA guns: 189

Number of Explosions Per Salvo: 8

Priority sector reinforcement: 50%

Mid Range

29 x 2 40 mm:

Firing range: 3.5 km

Hit probability: 90 %

Damage by medium-range AA guns: 525

Short Range

Not Available

Mobility

Maximum speed: 35.0 kt

Turning circle radius: 930 m

Rudder shift time: 11.6 s

Propulsion: 176,000 hp

Detection

Detectability range by sea: 12.2 km

Detectability after firing a main gun shell: 16.8 km

Detectability after firing main guns in smoke: 7.2 km

Detectability when ship is on fire: 14.2 km

Detectability range by depths: 0.0-8.0 km

Detectability range by air: 8.0 km

Detectability when ship is on fire: 10.0 km

Combat Instructions

Not available

Available Consumables

Slot 1: Damage Control Party

Charges: Unlimited

Work time: 5 s

Reload time: 60 s

Slot 2: Hydroacoustic Search

Charges: 3

Action time: 100 s

Reload time: 120 s

Detection of torpedoes: 3.5 km

Detection of ships: 5.0 km

Slot 2: Defensive AA Fire

Charges: 3

Action time: 40 s

Reload time: 80 s

Fighters: 3

Slot 3: Fighter

Charges: 3

Action radius: 3 km

Duration time: 60 s

Reload time: 90 s

Fighters: 4

Slot 4: Repair Party

Charges: 3

HP per second: +260

Duration time: 28 s

Reload time: 80 s

Slot 5: Submarine Surveillance

Charges: 3

Submarine spotting range at maximum depth: 7.0 km

Duration time: 20 s

Reload time: 120 s

Note: All stats are listed without crew and upgrade modifiers but with best available modules. The stats are subject to change at any time.

Important: All information in this post is 'Work in Progress', the announced adjustments and features may undergo multiple changes during testing, all changes will be added to this post immediately after they become available, the final details will be officially published and labelled in the ship info as 'Released' on this post.